baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2531226-A (GB)
Title: A system and method for analysing data from a microwave inverse scattering apparatus
Inventor: DAVID RHYS GIBBINS
IPC: G01N22/02
Filed: 2013-08-14
Abstract: A system for analysing data from a microwave inverse scattering imaging apparatus, said system comprising a processor which is configured to: process data derived from radiation scattered by an object under test by performing a reconstruction process, said reconstruction process being configured to reconstruct the material properties of the object under test by constructing a numerical mode! to fit said data and updating said numerical model in an iterative manner, the processor being further configured to process data concerning information about a feature of interest within the object under test and adapt the reconstruction process by weighting data derived from the scattered radiation on the basis of said information, wherein the weighting selected for a current iteration of the reconstruction process is dependent on the outcome of an earlier iteration.
Patent GB-2536828-A (GB)
Title: Very high temperature electrical winding
Inventor: PHILIP HEAD
IPC: H02K15/00
Filed: 2014-11-17
Abstract: A stator has a field winding, the winding comprising a plurality of axial conductors connected at their ends to form at least one circuit with a number of turns. Each axial conductor, or set of axial conductors having a common voltage, is disposed within an insulated channel member, the insulated channel member being disposed within a stack of laminations. The axial conductors and the tubular insulation members are radially distributed at equal angles.
Patent GB-2536390-A (GB)
Title: A folding crutch
Inventor: ALASTAIR MOORE
IPC: A61H3/02
Filed: 2014-12-10
Abstract: A folding crutch, comprising an upper section, including a forearm supporting cuff, a lower section, and an intermediate section connecting said upper and lower sections together in a manner permitting said sections to be folded between an in use configuration, in which the upper and lower sections are generally aligned and a folded configuration, in which the upper and lower sections are adjacent one another and extend substantially perpendicular to the intermediate section.
Patent GB-2538640-A (GB)
Title: Surface cleaning apparatus
Inventor: THOMAS ROBERT HARRIES
IPC: A47L9/00
Filed: 2013-11-01
Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus comprises a main body 12, a first wheel 14 and a second wheel 16. The apparatus includes at least one deflector member 41, 42, 43, 44 connected to the main body 12 wherein the or each deflector member 41, 42, 43, 44 extends over a generally upwardly facing exterior surface of the main body 12 and wherein a primary air inlet 70 extends through a generally upwardly facing exterior surface of the main body 12. The deflector 41, 42 provides protection for the surface cleaning apparatus.
Patent GB-2538470-A (GB)
Title: Method of monitoring an intervention in a fluid exploitation well made in the subsoil, and associated interventions device
Inventor: PIERRE CHUILON
IPC: E21B47/00
Filed: 2015-02-05
Abstract: This method comprises the following steps: - intervention, from the surface, with the aid of an instrumented rod (24) introduced into the well (12), the rod (24) comprising at least one sensor for measuring a strain field along the rod (24); - measurement of the strain field along the rod (24) in a plurality of given shapes of evolution of the rod (24) during the intervention. The method comprises the following steps: - calculation of a simulated strain field, for each given shape of the rod (24), on the basis of at least one first model taking account of the predetermined geometry of the well (12), wherein the first model is intended to determine local buckling of the rod (24) in the well (12); - comparison between the measured strain field and the simulated strain field in each given shape of evolution of the rod (24).
Patent GB-2554368-A (GB)
Title: Dual fuel nozzle arrangement
Inventor: Jason Yearsley
IPC: F02M43/04
Filed: 2016-09-22
Abstract: A nozzle assembly (14, Fig. 1) of a dual fuel injector (10, Fig. 1) comprising an elongate body with peripheral wall 64, outer valve member 34 and inner valve member 36; the nozzle assembly comprises first and second fuel conduits so that in use the first fuel flows inside outer valve member 34, and the second fuel flows in an inner space S surrounding the outer valve member 34; the nozzle assembly is provided with an anti-leakage feature comprising a cylindrical tubular sleeve 46 axially extending in the inner space S, the outer valve member 34 being axially guided through said sleeve 46. The invention aims to reduce the leakage and mixing of fuels in the inner space S.
Patent GB-2554900-A (GB)
Title: Motor vehicle damper apparatus
Inventor: RAYMOND CHEUNG
IPC: F02M35/12
Filed: 2016-10-13
Abstract: A damper apparatus 30 for an air induction system of a motor vehicle comprises a housing 39, a passageway 33 through the housing 39 through which induction air may be drawn to an engine, and a quantity of porous granular material 40 provided around the passageway 33 and at least partially occupying the volume between the passageway 33 and the housing 39. The porous granular material 40 provides an acoustic damping function on acoustic vibrations in the induction air and also provides a flow-past hydrocarbon trapping function on hydrocarbon vapours entering the passageway 33 from the engine. The porous granular material may be a multi-scale porous granular material, eg activated carbon granules. The damper apparatus may comprise a cage 34, eg of nylon, supporting a layer eg of gauze 35, or a bag 36,37 of acoustically transparent material to contain the porous granular material 40. The thickness of the layer of granular material 40 may vary around the passageway 33.
Patent GB-2543981-A (GB)
Title: Modular computer system and server module
Inventor: Hans-Jurgen Heinrichs
IPC: H05K7/14
Filed: 2015-09-04
Abstract: The invention relates to a modular computer system (1), comprising a chassis (2) with a plurality of receiving bays (7) for receiving corresponding functional modules (13), in particular server modules (22). The modular computer system (1) comprises a non-volatile storage device which is arranged in the chassis (2) and at least one controller which is arranged in the chassis (2) and is connected to the storage device. The storage device is designed to store configuration data of a plurality of functional modules (13). The controller is designed to receive requests to write, read, and/or delete configuration data, said requests being transmitted by a functional module (13) received in a receiving bay (7), to map the requests onto an address space of the storage device, and to transmit corresponding control commands to the storage device. The invention further relates to a server module (22) for use in such a modular computer system (1).
Patent GB-2559167-A (GB)
Title: End effector for a robot in a contact lens manufacturing process
Inventor: MARK ASBERY
IPC: B25J15/06
Filed: 2017-01-29
Abstract: An end effector 19 for a robot 5 in a contact lens manufacturing process including a first mould support 25 arranged to support a plurality of contact lens moulds, or parts thereof; and attachment means 31, 33 for releasably attaching the first mould support 25 to the robot 5. The said attachment means being arranged to attach and/or detach the first mould support from the robot during a contact lens manufacturing process. The attachment means may incorporate a ferromagnetic material and a controllable magnetic device which would allow connection to be controlled. Furthermore locating pins may be included to guide the support mould to ensure a good connection with the robot arm during reattachment. The connection may also incorporate the connection f an air pathway as part of a pneumatic system. A robot 5 including the end effector 19, a manufacturing system 1 and a contact lens manufacturing method are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2547385-A (GB)
Title: Energy metering system and method for its calibration
Inventor: DIRK BEINER
IPC: G01R35/04
Filed: 2015-12-15
Abstract: An energy metering system includes a plurality of sensors arranged in proximity to circuit breakers of a distribution panel for sensing a magnetic field in the area of the circuit breakers and providing corresponding sensor data. The system further includes a data processing system for converting the sensor data of the plurality of sensors into electrical load information for a plurality of electrical circuits protected by corresponding circuit breakers. The system further includes a calibration unit configured to determine at least a reference voltage and a reference current of at least one circuit. The data processing system is configured to calibrate a relationship between the sensor data and the load information based on the reference voltage and reference current determined by the calibration device in a calibration mode of the energy metering system.
Patent GB-2547844-A (GB)
Title: Visualization of electrical loads
Inventor: DIRK BEINER
IPC: H01H9/16
Filed: 2015-12-15
Abstract: A visualization system for visualizing electrical loads of an electrical distribution panel is disclosed in one embodiment. The system includes a sensor arrangement for sensing an electrical load of a plurality of electrical circuits protected by corresponding circuit breakers of the distribution panel and for providing corresponding sensor data, a data processing system for aggregating and storing the sensor data of the sensor arrangement, and a portable device. The portable device includes an image capturing unit and a display screen. It is configured to obtain a live image of at least a part of the electrical distribution panel from the image capturing unit, to identify individual circuit breakers within the live image, to obtain load information at least for the identified circuit breakers from the data processing system and to display the obtained load information in a structured way on the display screen of the portable device.
Patent GB-2553626-A (GB)
Title: Beverage dispensing module
Inventor: STEVEN JOHN KELLY
IPC: B67D1/00
Filed: 2014-11-03
Abstract: This invention is directed towards a beverage dispensing module (500). The beverage dispensing module (500) is particularly suitable for alcoholic beverages. The beverage dispensing module (500) comprises an outlet arrangement (101) for selectively dispensing beverage, a pressurising arrangement (110) comprising resilient bias means connected to a roller (114) and a beverage pouch (112) fluidly connected to the outlet arrangement (101) and mounted with the roller (114). The resilient bias means, outlet arrangement (101) and roller (114) are configured to form an overpressure, relative to atmospheric pressure, within the pouch (112).
Patent GB-2563843-A (GB)
Title: Mounting assembly for a vehicle
Inventor: DAVID JOHN WALKER
IPC: B60R11/00
Filed: 2017-06-26
Abstract: A mounting assembly 30L for temporarily mounting a vehicle accessory (e.g. utility seat, storage apparatus, temporary partition or barrier) in a vehicle. The mounting assembly comprises a mounting part 32L for mounting at a fixed mounting point in a vehicle, and a first attachment part 38L configured for engaging the mounting part 32L at a plurality of positions relative to the fixed mounting point. The first attachment part is suitable for engaging with a second attachment part (40L, figure 9) provided on the vehicle accessory. Preferably, the mounting part is a rail 32L comprising an opening 54L for mounting to the fixed mounting point and an elongate slot 56L. The fixed mounting point may correspond to a D-loop. The mounting assembly 30L may act as an adaptor, allowing the user to select appropriate location for mounting the accessory to a particular vehicle. The first attachment part 38L may comprise upper and lower clamping parts (80L, 82L, figure 3) for applying a clamping force to the mounting part 32L. Also disclosed a method of installing a mounting assembly 30L for temporarily mounting a vehicle accessory (e.g. mounting a temporary recreational seat in a vehicle tailgate opening when the vehicle is stationary).
Patent GB-2564857-A (GB)
Title: A beauty product container
Inventor: JOANNE SAMANTHA LEAHY
IPC: A45D40/26
Filed: 2017-07-24
Abstract: A container 10 suitable for a beauty product comprises a flexible body portion 12 defining an internal cavity. An applicator 14 is attached or attachable to the body portion 12, and is used to dispense the beauty product. The front and rear face of the body portion are preferably square or rectangular. The flexible body may be made of plastic such as PVC or laminated plastic and foil. The applicator 14 may be a solid wand or brush, and it may be releasably engageable with the body portion e.g. via screw thread 32. The applicator may be permanently engaged with the body portion and may have an opening communicating with the internal cavity and a channel through which product can be dispensed. A lid (not shown) may be provided to cover the applicator. The container may be rolled or folded to take up less space when the product is dispensed. The container may be sized to comply with airline security standards.
Patent GB-2566958-A (GB)
Title: Anti-counterfeiting system
Inventor: MOAZZAM ALI
IPC: B65D55/02
Filed: 2017-09-28
Abstract: An anti-counterfeiting system which comprises a power source 340 and a first electrochromic display 351 provided between a first surface 311 which faces a second surface 312; a first electrical contact layer 321 and a second electrical contact layer 322 are provided on the second surface and electrically connected to each other by a conducting trace 330; a third electrical contact layer 323 and a fourth electrical contact layer 324 are provided on the first surface; the third electrical contact layer and the fourth electrical contact layer face the first electrical contact layer and the second electrical contact layer, respectively; wherein pressing the surfaces brings the third electrical contact layer into contact with the first electrical contact layer and the fourth electrical contact layer into contact with the second electrical contact layer which electrically connects the third electrical contact layer to the fourth electrical contact layer through the conducting trace to switch on the first electrochromic display; once the conducting trace is broken the first electrochromic display does not switch on by pressing the area. In one embodiment a second display 352 is included which still lights up when the surfaces are pressed together.
Patent GB-2567177-A (GB)
Title: Welfare unit with electric water boiler
Inventor: SIMON FLETCHER
IPC: H02J7/14
Filed: 2017-10-05
Abstract: The welfare unit 1 comprises a self-contained cabin and a generator powered by a non-renewable energy source such as a fossil fuel or petrol. The generator powers an electric water boiler. A control device 1 includes a temperature sensor 2 which monitors the temperature of the water and automatically starts the generator when the temperature is less than a pre-determined value. The controller may turn off the generator after a certain amount of time or a certain higher temperature is reached. The unit may have an additional renewable electricity source, such as photovoltaic cells, which powers other internal components of the cabin. The unit may have a shared battery that takes energy from the generator and additional source or have batteries which exclusively take energy from the generator and the electricity source. Where there are two batteries, the electricity source battery power primarily powers the unit components until the charge drops below a certain level, in which case the generator battery is used to power the components.
Patent GB-2555973-A (GB)
Title: Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads
Inventor: BRADLEY D SCHWEIGERT
IPC: A63B60/04
Filed: 2015-07-28
Abstract: A golf club head (100 fig 4) comprises a port region at or proximate a bottom portion of the club head; the port region includes a plurality of ports 900 arranged in a loop on the port region; the ports 900 extend at least 50% of the maximum distance between a toe 150 and heel 160 portion and each port in a pair of ports is separated by less than a port diameter. The club head (100) may include a plurality of weight portions that are received by the ports, including first and second sets of weight portions each weight portion of the first set of weight portions may be associated with a first mass, and each weight portion of the second set of weight portions may be associated with a second mass that is less than the first mass. Golf club heads with additional sets of weight ports arranged along curved paths on the bottom portion of the club head are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2555330-A (GB)
Title: Device for suspending a tubular from a floating vessel
Inventor: Oystein Saeveland
IPC: E21B19/00
Filed: 2016-04-15
Abstract: The invention relates to a device for suspending a tubular (13) from a floating vessel, the device having at least one compression element (11) which is pre-tensioned in an end stroke position such that when subjected to a tubular force below a pre-defined threshold force, the at least one compression element forms a rigid hang-off for the tubular, and when subject to a force higher than the threshold force the device forms a compressible hang-off for the tubular.
Patent GB-2561666-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for door collision avoidance
Inventor: DOUGLAS SCOTT RHODE
IPC: G08G1/16
Filed: 2018-02-13
Abstract: A vehicle comprising a rotatable door with a door stop to arrest opening of the door, a rotatable handle with a haptic feedback assembly to vibrate the handle, the door configured to simultaneously activate the door stop and haptic feedback assemblies upon detection of an obstruction. The haptic feedback assembly may be disposed within the rotatable handle. Preferably the system can detect two different types of obstruction depending on the time to collision, in the case of a distant collision 616b the haptic motor is run at a lower level the door is not stopped, however for a more urgent collision 616d/616f the door handle is vibrated at a higher level and the door is stopped from opening. The door stop assembly may comprise a checkstrap, clutch and motor. A method of controlling a vehicle is also claimed.
Patent GB-2561964-A (GB)
Title: Cell observation apparatus
Inventor: Yusuke Aoi
IPC: G03H1/00
Filed: 2018-02-27
Abstract: Cell observation uses a holographic or phase contrast microscope with an image creation unit, drawing colour setting unit and a display processing unit. The image creation unit 23 creates an image showing spatially distributed phase or phase related information. The drawing colour setting unit 253 associates colours from a colour scale to black for zero phase and other colours to both positive and negative phase values. The display processing unit 25 displays the image with the display colours set by the drawing colour setting unit. There may also be an adjustment operation unit 256 for user control of brightness and / or contrast and an image parameter adjustment unit to perform the adjustment. A change operation unit may allow the user to change a correspondence between a range of phase values in the colour scale and the display colour or its density so that the drawing colour setting unit changes the display colour of each image pixel. The drawing colour setting unit may also give the display colour to each image pixel according to an arbitrary colour scale selected from a plurality of previously prepared colour scales. A contrast adjustment unit 257 may adjust the image contrast automatically.
Patent GB-2573329-A (GB)
Title: Central heating cleaning process
Inventor: GIDEON STEWAN KUKARD
IPC: F24H9/00
Filed: 2018-05-03
Abstract: A process for the cleaning of central heating systems comprises a speaker, transducer or other device which travel through the fluid in the system. Rust and debris are disturbed as they are transmitted through the water making it easier to remove them using introduced flow of the water.
Patent GB-2575012-A (GB)
Title: Stamping device having transparent support sheet integrating transparent imprinting elements
Inventor: TERENCE JOHN PENDLE
IPC: B44C1/17
Filed: 2018-05-17
Abstract: A hand-held stamping device comprises a transparent support sheet 1 (which may be rigid or semi-rigid), displaying printable images or indicia 2 on the top surface, with one or more imprinting elements 3 (i.e. ridges) on the bottom surface. The device is pressed down onto white card 5, to leave a printed image 7. The imprinting elements have upstanding ink receiving portions on the lower surface (ink may be applied to these using a brush or felt-tip) and match the images 2 on the upper surface. A stamp inking pen (Fig. 35) comprising a barrel filled with a suitable ink absorbing material in turn filled with a suitable printing ink and a flat felt tip. Two such transparent support sheets may be hinged together (Fig. 32) and paper or card 29 being placed between them in order to emboss the images 2 onto said paper. The support sheet and imprinting elements may be formed from thermosetting plastics.
Patent GB-2570954-A (GB)
Title: Mass spectrometer, system comprising the same, and methods for determining isotopic anatomy of compounds
Inventor: JOHN M EILER
IPC: H01J49/32
Filed: 2013-10-10
Abstract: A first mass spectrometer having a single collector and a mass resolution of 30,000 may measure ratios of ion beams at each cardinal mass of the analyte to produce first data. A second mass spectrometer comprising a multi-collector may measure relative abundances of closely adjacent ions at different cardinal masses of the analyte to produce second data. The first data may be used to identify proportions of isotopologues that contribute to signal intensity at each cardinal mass measured with the second mass spectrometer, compensate for unresolved detected molecular analyte species, and calculate an abundance of one or more isotopic species of interest measured with the second mass spectrometer. The method may comprise filtering molecular analyte ions according to their momenta followed by filtering the ions according to their energy levels. A molecular position or isotopic ratios of the analyte may be determined. A mass spectrometer 200 may comprise a reference reservoir 204 containing a material with known isotopic compositions, a sample reservoir 202 containing an analyte, and an introduction device 212 configured to introduce either the reference material or the analyte to an ion source.
Patent GB-2578921-A (GB)
Title: Fluid analysis system
Inventor: ZHIYONG ZHANG
IPC: G01N21/25
Filed: 2018-11-14
Abstract: A fluid analysis system, particularly for use in hazardous environments, determines the presence of compounds by passing light through a sample into a spectrometer 110, via coupling arrangement 120 e.g. a plano-concave lens and parabolic mirror. The sample cell 104 may by a multi-pass absorption cell and the housing may be portable. The lighting arrangement comprises e.g. a UVC, UVB or UVA-band light emitting diode (LED), which may be driven by a constant current power source. This provides light with a stable output intensity, reducing fluctuations, which may provide a more accurate system for analysing dangerous compounds in an explosives environment. UVC LEDs have lower operating voltage, suitable for safety requirements, and are useful for detection of e.g. benzene. A thermal management module (300, figure 3) may control the temperature of the LED with e.g. a thermoelectric cooler, heat-sink and/or fan, using a thermally conductive layer such as aluminium substrate.